FARA ASA, the leading provider of IT solutions to the transport sector in the Nordic countries, has been chosen, together with their partner, as supplier for a new real-time information and ticketing project for the operator Pannon Volán in the city of Pécs, Hungary. FARA will provide its Finnish proprietary platform for 325 buses. FARA has delivered about 750 units into Hungary.

The new shipments have a value of approx 800 000 EUR and deliveries will begin in first quarter in 2012. As previously, FARA will deliver hardware with FARA`s Finnish operating system. FARA’s partner will take care of the specific formal requirements in Hungary on their ticketing application. On the hardware side the contract involves the delivery of the FARA Vehicle PC and the driver and ticketing unit.

FARA has an advantage in Hungary since their solution, with the partner's application, has already been certified for use by the public authorities, a process that could otherwise take years.

“This order provides another solid foothold in the Hungarian market, and together with previous orders, it provides FARA and our partners both credibility and good references in the markets of Central Eastern Europe” says Business Development Manager Egil W. Holgersen.